Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Līth weather
in January.
A hot, fairly dry month: the coolest and the wettest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a hot month in Al Līth: daytime highs average 28.0°C and nights cool to about 20.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 30 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes January a fairly dry month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 03 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ash Shafā (103 km away). In January its highs average 16.3°C, 11.6°C cooler than Al Līth, with 51 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Al Līth ranks 2nd of 35 for the warmest January highs and 30th of 35 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 35 cities is 20.9°C; Al Līth is 7.0°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.4°C to 29.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 30 mm to 3.6 mm.
The annual picture
January in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Al Līth climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 28.0°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 30 | 3.8 | 11.111 h |
| February | 29.3°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 3.6 | 0.9 | 11.511 h |
| March | 31.3°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 6.5 | 1.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.7°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 6.3 | 1.2 | 12.613 h |
| May | 35.8°C27.3°C | 27.3°C | 1.3 | 0.4 | 13.113 h |
| June | 37.4°C27.9°C | 27.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.313 h |
| July | 37.2°C28.2°C | 28.2°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 13.213 h |
| August | 36.7°C28.6°C | 28.6°C | 1.5 | 0.4 | 12.813 h |
| September | 35.7°C28.4°C | 28.4°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 12.312 h |
| October | 33.9°C26.4°C | 26.4°C | 3.8 | 0.8 | 11.712 h |
| November | 31.4°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 15 | 2.8 | 11.211 h |
| December | 29.2°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 19 | 3.4 | 10.911 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
January in nearby cities
- Ash Shafā in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 103 kmHigh 16.3°C · Low 8.0°C · 51 mm rain
- Ta’if in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 126 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 10.9°C · 33 mm rain
- Al Bahah in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 126 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 9.4°C · 42 mm rain
- Makkah in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 150 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 15.5°C · 42 mm rain
- Jeddah in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 187 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 20.1°C · 24 mm rain
- Sabt Alalayah in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 188 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 9.9°C · 32 mm rain
- Bariq in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 220 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 19.2°C · 19 mm rain
- Bīshah in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 244 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 9.4°C · 4.1 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Al Līth) is explained once on the Al Līth year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.